Finding Open CourseWares

According to the Open Courseware Consortium, "An OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a free and open digital publication of high quality college and university‐level educational materials. These materials are organized as courses, and often include course planning materials and evaluation tools as well as thematic content. OpenCourseWare are free and openly licensed, accessible to anyone, anytime via the internet".

The concept of OpenCourseWare was initiated in 1999 when Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Faculty examined the most effective ways to use the internet to advance the MIT mission. See http://ocw.mit.edu/about/our-history/.